Perrinia angulifera

Perrinia angulifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Family:	Chilodontaidae
Genus:	Perrinia
Species:	P. angulifera
Binomial name
	Perrinia angulifera; (A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
	Calliostoma anguliferum Hidalgo 1904; Cantharidus pliciferus Schepman, 1908; Monodonta angulifera A. Adams, 1853 (original combination); Perrinia plicifera (Schepman, 1908); Tectaria montrouzieri P. Fischer, 1878; Trochus (Perrinia) angulifera (A. Adams, 1853); Turcica concinna [non A. Adams, 1863]; Turcica montrouzieri Hedley 1909; Turcica (Perrinia)angulifera Melvill 1928;

Perrinia angulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 26 mm. The imperforate shell has an elevated-conoidal shape. The nearly plane whorls are imbricated and angulated below. They are longitudinally nodose-costate, and ornamented with transverse girdles of subdistant tubercles. The interstices are channelled. The body whorl is subangulate. The columella is straight and short. It terminates in a small tooth. The outer lip is subduplicate and sulcate inside.^[5]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Philippines and the Gulf of Oman.

References

^ A. Adams., P. Z. S. 1851, p. 176
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2012). Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547191 on 2013-04-14
^ Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.
^ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012)
^ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

External links

Encyclopedia of Life
World Register of Marine Species
"Perrinia angulifera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[1] A. Adams., P. Z. S. 1851, p. 176

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P. (2012). Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547191 on 2013-04-14

[3] Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1-228.

[4] Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012)

[5] Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

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